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[Larry]

If you’re nonchalant in each regret
you are bound to repeat things. I’ll bet
what is passed will reveal
that you’re just a schlemiel
who can’t cope with the facts. You’re all wet!

[JustDaniel]

I'm all wet? Then review all the facts.
I'm not drinking, because it exacts
pain and suffering to
those who imbibe the brew
and to those who encounter their acts.

[Larry]

When encountering acts which you think
may be caused when there’s too much to drink,
I implore you to please
help them with their disease
before they spend their life in the clink.




Daniel, I know you have spent decades trying to help with drug/alcohol problems, as have I with Ginger and her nearly 33 years of sobriety. I wish there were more people like you who care! Happy 4th!

[JustDaniel]

Avoid spending time in the clink
by declining that very first drink
that will say, "Go ahead!
Drink; don't act like you're dead."
If you listen, you'll be at the brink.



Thanks, Larry. There are many who care, but most don't know how to care.

P.S. I just realized that this thread has been fixed!!!

[Larry]

At the brink, you may listen and hear
someone say “Let us have one more beer!”
But be mindful of this,
if you’re peeing and miss
you can drive but I doubt you can steer.

[JustDaniel]

If you have to steer at the toilet
look our for the mat, 'cause you'll soil it
and look down e'er you flush
and retreive your tooth brush
but be careful e'er using to boil it!


Eileen did that once back when we lived in a little trailer with a wee bathroom. And it totally twisted up the toothbrush!!

[Larry]

You must be careful boiling your brush
if it falls in the throne that you flush.
Though the germs in your mouth
are much worse than down south
buy a new one to use and just hush!



Ginger bought a new one just about every week. She bought two or more when they were on sale.

[JustDaniel]

When you're buying a brush, seek a sale.
If you find, buy a lot without fail.
If your spouse says you're cheap
don't whisper a peep;
just hang up your bag on a nail.

[Larry]

If your bag is now hung on a nail
then I fear your day’s not going well.
For if you can’t get free
a Eunuch you may be
with a high octave range when you yell.

[JustDaniel]

Well, a eunuch I'm not, thankfully,
and continue to be wild and wooly.
See, the bag on my wall
was from shopping the mall
and encountered there nary a bully.

[Larry]

If a bully comes up while you shop
I’ve been told a way to make them stop.
A quick kick where legs meet
does the trick. Be discrete!
Walk away while they moan, cry and flop.

[JustDaniel]

If he moans, cries and flops after kick
then your footwork has well done the trick
Just don't hang around long.
but escape through the throng
who're attending the man who seems sick.

[Larry]

See the writhing man sick on the floor;
well he should have been there long before.
He’s a long history
of being a bully
so just leave him down there, I implore!

[JustDaniel]

You implored, "Leave him covered with down
from the pillows we brought from downtown.
He deserves all the tar
and exploding cigar
that I gave that despicable clown."

[Larry]

There once was a despicable clown
in the circus that had come to town.
The old ringmaster quipped
that he constantly tripped
on its shoes and its red nose stayed brown.

[JustDaniel]

How'd his clownish red nose turn to brown?
Didn't want his employer to frown
so his ifs ands and butts
keep him out of the ruts
When boss asks him, he can't turn him down.

[Larry]

He won’t turn down the boss when he’s asked
for within that man’s graces he’d bask
but that change of his nose…
my best guess is he chose
to wear his bosses butt like a mask.

[JustDaniel]

If one's wearing a butt for a mask
I would not be the one who would ask
why it's not wearing pants
I would not take a chance
that he'd tell me that I get the task.

[Larry]

If the task is brown-nosing the boss
he must outsource the job and then toss
in a yes-man or two;
The poor clown wouldn’t do,
he’s passed out since he got on the sauce.

[JustDaniel]

If you've drunk too much sauce and then pass
you had best have a pot 'neath your ass
lest you poop in your pants.
Never leave it to chance
lest the mass all your gas will surpass!